**BREAKING NEWS** Heller’s First Vote As a Senator: Same Reckless Agenda

Las Vegas, NV – Wow, that didn’t take long.  After less than a day in the United States Senate, appointed Senator Dean Heller showed he was just as out-of-touch as ever, recklessly using his first vote to block confirmation of a critical national security nominee to the Department of Justice.

 

The Washington Post notes that James M. Cole, the nominee for Deputy Attorney General, would serve as "essentially the chief operating officer of the Justice Department, including its national security operations.”

In fact, this is a position that actually signs the warrants our intelligence community need to hunt down terrorists.

But why would that position be important when our nation is on heightened alert following the successful operation that killed Osama Bin Laden? 

 

The Washington Post rightly called the delay in Cole’s appointment “ridiculous”.

 

“Only a few hours into the job, Dean Heller has already shown Nevadans what they can expect as their appointed senator: more of the same reckless agenda," said Zach Hudson, spokesperson for the Nevada State Democratic Party.  "We already knew Heller planned to bring his no jobs, no Medicare, no veterans' benefits record to the Senate.  However, now he's putting politics ahead of our national security.  With our nation on heightened alert following last week’s successful operation against Osama Bid Laden, now is not the time for partisan pandering."